I have watched a number of times this excellent video where Dan Pink discusses the science of motivation. The video states that the higher incentives, the lower performance for non-rudimentary (not ...

Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs (shown below) is a popular concept and is often taught in basic psychology courses, and often less objectively taught in Business and Marketing courses.
A common problem ...

Recently I have been presented with the question, "What makes something addictive, and why are some activities more addicting than others?" This question intrigues me, as logically, the answer would ...

I am very interested in procrastination, because it is such a clear sign of lack of motivation. I have a hypothesis about why we procrastinate, which I would like to get tested by you.
The assumption ...

I have a friend, over 30, who is convinced she cannot really read. Of course; she can read, but she struggles so much with sorting letters into words that she cannot absorb the content. Playing - say ...

Background
Unfortunately I am not a specialist in Cognitive Science I am just a regular CS student who has big interest in cognitive science.
I want to share with you some interesting observation I ...

I'm looking for the name of the cognitive bias that is expressed in the following story.
A fellow coworker was instrumental in getting a 75 gallon fish tank installed in the lobby of the company that ...

In my answer here, to this question : Does hypnosis in any form for any type of disorder work?
It brought up the valid question of why people quit therapy. Obviously, if the therapy is not helpful, ...

The limited resource model of self control suggests that the exertion of self control can impair performance in subsequent cognitive control tasks (for details on the model, check this question. Most ...

Some people assume that males lack of energy because of low testosterone.
I would think that lack of energy could be due to esteem levels, emotional abuse, low self-worth, and even genetics to some ...

Are 'having fun in doing something' and 'being motivated to do something' the same thing?
If not, how are fun and motivation related? Is there any formal definition on this? Would it be possible to ...

Let's say that motivation is related to long-term cost and revenue.
Many studies indicate that purpose, autonomy and mastery drive motivation once people have established a certain level of income / ...